Provinces of Turkey by population

According to data obtained from the Address-Based Population Registration System, as of the beginning of 2024, Turkey's population is 85,372,377.[1] This figure was 13.6 million when the first official population census was conducted in 1927.[2] The figure in 2017 was 995,000 more than the figure in 2016, and the population growth rate was 12.4%.[3] According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km2 in Turkey.[3]

While 67.9% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 23.6% are in the 0–14 age group.[3] Approximately 8.5% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over.[3] The median age of Turkey's population is 34.[4] Istanbul is Turkey's most developed and most populous city. It also holds the title of the most populous city in Europe.[5][6]

List of provinces

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The population data below is taken from the Turkish Statistical Institute and is based on the 2023 address-based population registration system data.[7]

No. Province Region Population Year Ranking
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1 Istanbul Marmara 15,655,924 2023     252,027
2 Ankara Central Anatolia 5,803,482 2023     21,197
3 Izmir Aegean 4,479,525 2023     17,469
4 Bursa Marmara 3,214,571 2023     19,851
5 Antalya Mediterranean 2,696,249 2023     8,245
6 Konya Central Anatolia 2,320,241 2023     23,894
7 Adana Mediterranean 2,270,298 2023     3,808
8 Şanlıurfa Southeastern Anatolia 2,213,964 2023     43,854
9 Gaziantep Southeastern Anatolia 2,164,134 2023     10,083
10 Kocaeli Marmara 2,102,907 2023     23,835
11 Mersin Mediterranean 1,938,389 2023     21,957
12 Diyarbakır Southeastern Anatolia 1,818,133 2024     13,253
13 Hatay Mediterranean 1,544,640 2023     141,403
14 Manisa Aegean 1,475,716 2023     7,437
15 Kayseri Central Anatolia 1,445,683 2023     4,160
16 Samsun Black Sea 1,377,546 2023     9,058
17 Balıkesir Marmara 1,273,519 2023     15,929
18 Tekirdağ Marmara 1,167,059 2023   2   24,608
19 Aydın Aegean 1,161,702 2023     13,461
20 Van Eastern Anatolia 1,127,612 2023   1   1,137
21 Kahramanmaraş Mediterranean 1,116,618 2023   3   60,818
22 Sakarya Marmara 1,098,115 2023     18,035
23 Muğla Aegean 1,066,736 2023   1   18,551
24 Denizli Aegean 1,059,082 2023   1   2,750
25 Eskişehir Central Anatolia 915,418 2023     8,801
26 Mardin Southeastern Anatolia 888,874 2023     18,500
27 Trabzon Black Sea 824,352 2023     6,329
28 Ordu Black Sea 775,800 2023   1   12,610
29 Afyonkarahisar Aegean 751,344 2023   2   3,789
30 Erzurum Eastern Anatolia 749,993 2023     239
31 Malatya Eastern Anatolia 742,725 2023   3   69,855
32 Sivas Central Anatolia 650,401 2023   1
33 Batman Southeastern Anatolia 647,205 2023   1
34 Tokat Black Sea 606,934 2023   1
35 Adıyaman Southeastern Anatolia 604,978 2023   3
36 Elazığ Eastern Anatolia 604,411 2023  
37 Zonguldak Black Sea 591,492 2023  
38 Kütahya Aegean 575,674 2023  
39 Şırnak Southeastern Anatolia 570,745 2023   2
40 Çanakkale Marmara 570,499 2023  
41 Osmaniye Mediterranean 557,666 2023   2
42 Çorum Black Sea 528,351 2023  
43 Ağrı Eastern Anatolia 511,238 2023  
44 Giresun Black Sea 461,712 2023  
45 Isparta Mediterranean 449,777 2023  
46 Aksaray Central Anatolia 438,504 2023  
47 Yozgat Central Anatolia 420,699 2023  
48 Edirne Marmara 419,913 2023  
49 Düzce Black Sea 409,865 2023  
50 Muş Eastern Anatolia 399,879 2023  
51 Kastamonu Black Sea 388,990 2023  
52 Kırklareli Marmara 377,156 2023   1
53 Niğde Central Anatolia 377,080 2023   1
53 Uşak Aegean 377,001 2023   2
55 Bitlis Eastern Anatolia 359,747 2023  
56 Rize Black Sea 350,506 2023  
57 Siirt Southeastern Anatolia 347,412 2023   1
58 Amasya Black Sea 339,529 2023   1
59 Bolu Black Sea 324,789 2023  
60 Nevşehir Central Anatolia 315,994 2023  
61 Yalova Marmara 304,780 2023  
62 Hakkâri Eastern Anatolia 287,625 2023   2
63 Kırıkkale Central Anatolia 285,744 2023  
64 Bingöl Eastern Anatolia 285,655 2023   2
65 Kars Eastern Anatolia 278,335 2023  
66 Burdur Mediterranean 277,452 2023  
67 Karaman Central Anatolia 263,960 2023  
68 Karabük Black Sea 255,242 2023  
69 Kırşehir Central Anatolia 247,179 2023  
70 Erzincan Eastern Anatolia 243,399 2023  
71 Sinop Black Sea 229,716 2023   1
72 Bilecik Marmara 228,058 2023   1
73 Iğdır Eastern Anatolia 209,738 2023  
74 Bartın Black Sea 207,238 2023  
75 Çankırı Central Anatolia 205,501 2023  
76 Artvin Black Sea 172,356 2023  
77 Kilis Southeastern Anatolia 155,179 2023  
78 Gümüşhane Black Sea 148,539 2023  
79 Ardahan Eastern Anatolia 92,819 2023  
80 Tunceli Eastern Anatolia 89,317 2023  
81 Bayburt Black Sea 86,047 2023  

References

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  1. ^ "TÜİK Kurumsal". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ^ 28 teşrinievvel 1927 umumî nüfus tahriri: Vilayet, kaza, şehir ve koyler itibariyle Turkiye nüfusu. Türk ocakları merkez heyeti matbaası. 1928.
  3. ^ a b c d "Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi Sonuçları, 2017". web.archive.org. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2022". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ Bator, Robert. Daily Life in Ancient and Modern Istanbul. p. 51.
  6. ^ Rashed, Tarek; Jürgens, Carsten. Remote Sensing of Urban and Suburban Areas. p. 295.
  7. ^ TÜİK Kurumsal. "Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi Sonuçları, 2023". data.tuik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-08-26.